Today, I affirmed the United States oath of enlistment and officially joined the United States Navy. I am currently set to ship out in December, but that could change in the coming days, weeks, or months. I don’t have much to write, suffice it to say that I’m a bit tired after a long day of tests, paperwork, and medical examinations.

To be honest, by the end of my time at college, I’d lost a lot of my initial enthusiasm for biochem. I was halfheartedly looking at grad school or medical school, but I didn’t really feel much passion for either option. Obviously nuclear power is a much different animal than biochemistry, but I think I’ll get to use my math skills a bit more and I’ll have more of a life direction.